Essentials:
- Servings: Makes 20 Servings
- Prep: 5 Minutes
- Cook: 30-40 Minutes
- Ready In: 35-45 Minutes
- Course: Family Meals, Side Dishes and Salads
- Cuisine: Vegetables
Ingredients:
- 1 16-oz pkg Elbow Macaroni
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 1/2 cup Bacon Bits
Cheese Sauce
- 1 pkg cream cheese
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 3 cups whole milk
- 8 oz (about 2 cups) shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 8 oz (about 2 cups) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 oz (about 1 cup) 4 cheese blend, at the grocery store it might be “Mexican Blend”
- 4 oz (about 1 cup) shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup Moore’s Marinade Buffalo Wing Sauce, this provides a nice subtle bite to compliment the cheese
Sauce:
Preparation:
- Boil pasta according to instructions on pkg with some salt (6-7 min), then set aside in large mixing bowl
Cheese Sauce
- Melt butter in a saucepan, on medium low heat
- Whisk in flour slowly
- Cook for 2 minutes until it thickens
- Whisk in milk slowly
- Bring this to a slow boil
- When it starts to thicken fold in cream cheese
- Keep whisking slowly until cream cheese is melted and sauce is smooth
- Add salt, pepper, and Moore’s Buffalo Wing Sauce; whisk until texture is smooth and evenly colored
Combine Cheeses
- In a large mixing bowl add all cheeses, reserve 1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese to go on top
- Stir cheese, pasta and cheese sauce together
- When all ingredients are blended, place into a small aluminum half pan
- Add the remaining cup of sharp cheddar cheese and bacon bits to the top
Cook
- Place into smoker at 250 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until the cheese on top is melted
- Do Not Over Smoke